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#ifndef __itkTransformParametersHelper_h
#define __itkTransformParametersHelper_h

#include "itkObject.h"
#include "itkArray.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class TransformParametersHelper
 *  \brief Basic helper class to manage parameter data as an Array type,
 *  the default type.
 *
 * \ingroup ITKTransform
 */

template< typename TValueType >
class TransformParametersHelper
{
public:

  /** The element type stored at each location in the Array. */
  typedef TValueType                          ValueType;
  typedef TransformParametersHelper           Self;

  /** Type of common data object used by TransformParameters. */
  typedef Array< TValueType >                 CommonContainerType;

  /** Default constructor. Nothing to do. */
  TransformParametersHelper(){}

  /** Set a new data pointer for the parameter data, pointing it to a different
   * memory block. The size of the new memory block must equal the current
   * size, in elements of TValueType.
   * This call is passed to the assigned TransformParametersHelper.
   * \warning Memory must be managed by caller after this call.
   * \c container is the TransformParameters object to which this helper
   * is assigned.
   * Generally this will be called from the TransformParameters object to
   * which this helper is assigned.
   */
  virtual void MoveDataPointer(CommonContainerType* container,
                               TValueType * pointer )
    {
    container->SetData(
      pointer, container->GetSize(), false /*LetArrayManageMemory*/);
    }

  /** Set an object that holds the parameters. Used by
   * derived classes that use an object other than itkArray to hold parameter
   * data. The derived class must check that the object is the correct type.
   * Generally this will be called from the TransformParameters object to
   * which this helper is assigned.
   * \c container is the TransformParameters object to which this helper
   * is assigned.
   */
  virtual void SetParametersObject(CommonContainerType *,
                                   LightObject *)
    {
    itkGenericExceptionMacro("TransformParamersHelper::SetParameterObject: "
      "Not implemented for base class.");
    }

  virtual ~TransformParametersHelper(){}

};

}//namespace itk

//#if ITK_TEMPLATE_TXX
//#include "itkTransformParametersHelper.hxx"
//#endif

#endif
